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I think something is going to happen here very soon. Keep your eyes open for future updates. :wth:

Is it like one of those pics, where if you stare long enough a monster or something pops up to scare you?

I guess you are moving to another province, so we will see a different registration plate.

Ek hou dop

Was hoping to start this weekend but have been sick in bed the last 2 days with flu. Maybe will still start tomorrow if feeling up to it.

Well, was not feeling so bright today. I ended up only removing useless items and will see in the week what happens and how much time I have.
Yes I am going to build my tube bumper. I have no plans yet, only a few ideas and will measure and fit as I go along. Hope it all turns out well at the end.

Hey, jy moenie jou spenners so innie sand laat lê nie!

Ja en maak die agtergrond skoon, watse goed le daar teen die mure. Ons sal maar in angs wag vir die verandering. Word gou gesond jong sodat die projek aan die rol kan kom.

Oupa Stig wrote:Hey, jy moenie jou spenners so innie sand laat lê nie!

Moet buite werk as die garage is te vol om in te werk.

Pung wrote: Ja en maak die agtergrond skoon, watse goed le daar teen die mure. Ons sal maar in angs wag vir die verandering. Word gou gesond jong sodat die projek aan die rol kan kom.

Mense weet, op n plaas is daar nie gemors nie, jy sal dit op n dag gebruik en die dorp is 120 km weg.

Got a chance to do a bit of work today. Just made up the center section and tacked them in place. Cut the tubing from the old bull bar and think that they may fit for what I have planned. Will see tomorrow.

Roger dit lyk lekker ....

self die naweek weer bietjie met die ysters gespeel. Nou wel nie iets so interressant soos n bumper nie, net n SS braai (ou wasgoed mashien drom) en bracket vir n tumble dryer. Tog lekker om weer vingers te hê was soos arc welding ruik .... :)

Got the top pipes cut and tacked in place today. Will be busy the next couple of days, so will not get much done before the weekend.

Coming on nicely,can't wait to see end product

I had a bit of a break this afternoon and I managed to cut the bottom pipes and get them tacked in place. Slowly getting things done and will report again as I do more things.

JA MAN! Beginne goed lyk. Sê vir my jy gaan hom soveel oop los voor as moontlik - lyk lekker aggresief. Hoe meer wiel van voor sigbaar, hoe meaner... En hoe makliker kan jy klippe kruip....
Is dit 3mm wand dikte tubing? Smaak my die ding moet sterk wees, maar nie so sterk dat jy jou chassis buig as jy liggies in iets vasry - moet so bietjie "give" hê. Sterkte met die naweek se werk, gooi prenties laat ons vordering kan sien!

Oupa Stig wrote:JA MAN! Beginne goed lyk. Sê vir my jy gaan hom soveel oop los voor as moontlik - lyk lekker aggresief. Hoe meer wiel van voor sigbaar, hoe meaner... En hoe makliker kan jy klippe kruip....
Is dit 3mm wand dikte tubing? Smaak my die ding moet sterk wees, maar nie so sterk dat jy jou chassis buig as jy liggies in iets vasry - moet so bietjie "give" hê. Sterkte met die naweek se werk, gooi prenties laat ons vordering kan sien!

Dankie Mickey, die pype is die ou b/bar se pype wat ek gebruik het( hulle is 3mm) Ek gaan hom bietjie toe maak want op die pics lyk dit ok maar by hom lyk dit nie baie mooi nie. Ek werk nog op hoe om toe te maak, maar sal wel n plan kry. Ek wil dit klaar maak sonder om my iets te kos behalwe die werk en n paar ligte. So ja kom ons sien.

Hel man, jy moes gepraat het! Ek't so mooi blink s.steel legend 35 agter bumper wat hier rondlê. Hy's m%@r hard. Het net so klein buigie in waar 'n opel corsa se voorruit hom getref het :shifty:
Versekering het my 'n nuwe een gegee, en ek het die effe kromme gehou... Hy sal 'n mooi voor buffer maak met so klein bietjie modifikasie...
Grap net, maar ek laaik jou koste besparing. Doen self ook maar dinge so waar ek kan, want die off road goette is bleddie duur.

Well I havent had much time to do much this past weekend as I went to town and that takes a whole day. I have made some molds for covering the open spaces in front. I got some flicker lights and a set of driving lights. This weekend I will make the fiber glass pieces and try and spray everything finished. I am frenching the number plate and flicker lights, the driving lights will be mounted on the lower pipe with cut outs in the face plate.

Roger waar kry jy daai spesiale yster wat so klaar bruin is dit pas nou mooi in by hierdie hout insetsels,,,,alla Mercedes Dashboard look....

ons hou die vordering dop en wag op die eindproduk

Willem01 wrote:Roger waar kry jy daai spesiale yster wat so klaar bruin is dit pas nou mooi in by hierdie hout insetsels,,,,alla Mercedes Dashboard look....

ons hou die vordering dop en wag op die eindproduk

Willem daai bruin staal is masonite(hardboard) Ek gaan n fiber glass copy van hulle af haal.

Looking good so far....

Please do the fiberglasing in step for step detail so i can see exactly how you use the molds.....

MOFASA wrote:Looking good so far....

Please do the fiberglasing in step for step detail so i can see exactly how you use the molds.....

Will do Johno, am planing to do them this weekend if all goes well.

Can't wait to see the finished product... :)

Froll wrote:

MOFASA wrote:Looking good so far....

Please do the fiberglasing in step for step detail so i can see exactly how you use the molds.....

Will do Johno, am planing to do them this weekend if all goes well.

The fiberglass work that I do is self taught and maybe not exactly the right method, but it works for me. I make two different types of molds, one is a once of and if need be you can break the casting out and then I make one out of fiberglass taken off the part or a plug made from wood or plaster of paris or anything else you want to use. The second one is if you want to make more than one of the item. These that I am using now are for once of.
I have used masonite and pine for these, they are the same as the part that I want. The smoother the mold the better the finish on the part and the less work to finish off the part. One must remember to taper the shapes to help remove the finished part. Once the mold is finished I use varnish to seal the wood. Then you must use releasing agent, applied at least 3 times to make sure it is covered right, leave to dry a few hours between coats( apply with sponge).
The pics show the release wax and the molds with the wax on. Also the bumper that still needs to be sanded so it can be sprayed.

Ek weet nie veel van glasvesel nie, maar die feit dat jy nou uit die sand uit weggekom het is bemoedigend...

Lyk baie goed sover, hou ons op hoogte!
Lekker om te sien as 'n man se hande reg staan vir als.

Well I got the casting made today. The first photos are the molds with gel coat in ( they say one does not get a good finish when gel coat is applied by brush, but I have not had any problems yet). Then I put the fiber glass chop strand in while the gel coat is still tacky, then I put the resin on ( make sure you get all the air bubbles out otherwise it will weaken the casting. The air bubbles are white.) When the fiber glass is dry one can use a long wedge of wood to remove the part from the mold, sand the excess off before removing from the mold. Then one can sand the finished part and spray them. Sand with water paper and make sure the release agent is all off before spraying as the paint will peel off the part if there is still wax on it.

These are some pics of air vents and a bonnet scoop that I made a while ago. I still have to finish them and fit them. These molds Imade from fiberglass so they can be used again. They are basic molds and need a lot of finishing when they are cast. I want to use them to see if I can get a better air flow under the bonnet.

The outer parts cut to size to fit in the bumper. I sanded the bumper and sprayed it.( will take pics tomorrow ). Still need to finish the outer and center parts. Will see tomorrow.

WOW !

dis iets wat ek nog eendag wil probeer ...

Looks like you've done this before...

ChrisF wrote:WOW !

dis iets wat ek nog eendag wil probeer ...

Thanks Chris, it is not so difficult as it looks. Just practice on a few small things till you get the hang of it.

Baasvark wrote:Looks like you've done this before...

Yes Shane, I started years ago doing up street cars, fitting spoilers and all sorts. Fitted a spoiler to a Toyota 1600 about 2 years ago for my stepson. It did not fit properly and had to be cut and rejoined. I will look and see if I still have pics and post them.

Nice job so far Roger!

and had to be cut and rejoined

That's one of the benefits of fibreglass .... can be patched, repaired and joined. Have had to repair torn or damaged pool shells before .... for the internal finish of the repair we applied pigmented gel-coat with a roller (the type that has the short haired carpet-like surface) .... thinned the gel-coat with a little acetone so that it would 'flow' and smooth better. Worked well, but we had to apply at least two coats for coverage and a smooth, even finish.

Roger daai lyk net na ervaring om so iets self te doen dit lyk goed en so leer ek ook nog iets hoe om met veselglas te werk ......so terloops ek het net jou been getrek oor die houtinsetsels,,,,

WOW!!!!!

Roger

Jy het gesê jy gaan more fotos opsit. Dit is nou al MORE. Lyk goed

Ok, so this morning I fitted the bumper to the truck and fitted the driving lights, all connected. Unfortunately I don't have enough black paint to spray the fiberglass parts so will do it soon.

Very nice.Good job

I found some pics of the front spoiler that I did. The sides came out too far so I cut them off and rejoined them. Galvanised plate on the inside with pop rivets holding the parts together. Fiber glassed outside and finished it off. Sprayed the same colour as the car.

Really looking good Roger!

Dunno where I was when these types of talent were handed out.

Should I ever work with fibreglass - consider yourself my "go to" guy :razz:

TALENT...you have plenty of that Roger

Baie goeie werk!

Thank you for all the nice comments. I am lucky to have some talent, but through life I have never had a lot of money to pay others to do work for me so I looked and read and tried until I got things going the right way. From there one improves as you go along. I still need to learn lots of things. I have always said the if a person wants to do something you can do it, so anyone on this forum can do the same if they put their minds to it. There are some very talented people on this forum that I could learn a lot from. We are all here to give advice and tips and help our fellow members where we can, so I will most certainly help where I can. Thank you for all being so nice and God bless you all.

Well done Roger.

Thank you for all the nice comments. I am lucky to have some talent, but through life I have never had a lot of money to pay others to do work for me so I looked and read and tried until I got things going the right way. From there one improves as you go along. I still need to learn lots of things. I have always said the if a person wants to do something you can do it, so anyone on this forum can do the same if they put their minds to it. There are some very talented people on this forum that I could learn a lot from. We are all here to give advice and tips and help our fellow members where we can, so I will most certainly help where I can. Thank you for all being so nice and God bless you all.

I cannot agree more!!

Right today I managed to finish spraying the fiber glass parts and fitted the flicker lights. Fitted all parts to bumper and connected flicker lights. Just need to adjust driving lights and will be finished.

Super COOL

Nice nice ...

Lyk baie goed! En nou het ek gesien watse tyres dit is waarna ek al so lank soek. Net Maandag bestel ek vir my 4 Kumho Roadventure M/T 834's....

looks good Roger :!: :!:

Roger VERY nicely done.

And thank you for taking the time to post photos of the process and typing up the steps. May just print this out and keep it for the day I want to try it ....



Been playing in the garage myself today - making a slide rack for my two solar panels. Metal pulling skew after welding did mess me about "a bit" ..... o-well, past that hurdle and can do the side panels tomorrow. then to do the mounting. After that I want to spend some time on a decent wind/branch deflector at the leading edge .... painting .... wiring .....

still a LOT of stuff to get done and our trip is getting ever closer.


promise to keep taking photos, and will do a proper write up later.